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This Easter weekend the average British child will consume 5 chocolate eggs plus the chocolate bars included with them. In total some children will consume in excess of 10,000 calories over the Easter period. The research all tends to point towards children but I am sure there are plenty of adults that will […]
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Recently I designed a new cross country running route, my old route was along the beach that I no longer live near - a sad story I know, that encompasses a notoriously popular dog walking location that is laden with dog muck. Not only do I have to try and dodge the shit […]
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I author a blog using the free Blogger platform. In the beginning this was perfect for my blogging needs, simply to write articles and publish them. I had zero knowledge of SEO, widgets, web 2.0, plug-ins, adsense, keywords, and all the other jargon terms used to describe web publishing techniques and utilities, in […]
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Have you ever walked through the local park and thought to yourself “That climbing frame would be great for pull ups?” If not, then why not? Next time that you walk the dog, take the children to the park, or simply pass by as you commute to work, take a look around and […]
A new found pull up test?
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Fitness testing is an essential tool in the armoury of any person that wishes to improve their exercise related fitness. Fitness testing helps to identify strengths and weaknesses in performance, physiological potential, the success of a training programme and the results can used to compare against norms of […]
Hanging around is monkey business
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Pull ups are considered to be the king of back exercises. Gymnasts insist on them, armed forces love them and muscle bound wannabes neglect them, at their peril. Here i list 13 reasons to include pull ups in your exercise routine:
The ultimate display of back strength - only […]
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If you’ve been following me on twitter you may already know that i have been working, on a temporary basis, for a company that engineers industrial sized machines. Today i was having a general conversation with a guy, in between me painting the mezzanine hand rails, when i asked him what […]
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A post over at GearFire titled 10 Reasons to Use an Exercise Ball as Your Chair caught my attention this evening. The post sounded interesting and relevant to me being an advocate of methods to improve all fitness aspects while at home or outdoors. As the title suggest, using an exercise ball or […]
Fruit makes a good heart
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Every blog that I’ve read recently has referred to the topic of goal setting, me included. I agree that setting goals is perhaps the most important factor in determining if you will fail or succeed in your ambitions for the coming year. That said, goal setting is about self, […]
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I recently received a comment on the post What are calisthenics? that read
Is Calisthenics a full replacement for the gym or are ‘top-up’ gyms sessions required?
This led me to consider the question for a few minutes…during this time I drastically tried to conjure up numerous reasons as […]
